User talk:AstroU

Welcome, and Thanks-in-Advance for your comments. -- AstroU (talk) 00:12, 16 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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AstroU, good luck, and have fun. – Student7 (talk) 23:26, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Student7 (talk) 23:26, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! That's really nice, and I'll leave it here to go to links and study. -- AstroU (talk) 14:04, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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(Thanks for the comment) ::: How do you do this?

Is the topic of Patriotism and Nationalism already discussed in the WP Article, or is my suggestion to consider this aspect in the Article a good suggestion? AstroU (talk) 16:52, 3 July 2015 (UTC) I'll await your comment before writing directly in 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Thanks Again.[reply]

There has been no response and this is a very important aspect to improve the article on the 2015 world soccer participation of the American women. The whole nation was tuned in. That being said, I no longer have interest in improving the article. -- AstroU (talk) 06:56, 18 April 2016 (UTC) PS: Maybe someone else has added this important aspect.[reply]

My edit didn't work. Taking Category:Reservoir out from the bottom-list

Categories that are common, non-collective nouns are always plural, as far as I know. All you needed to do was add an 's', which I have now done. Mike Hayes (talk) 16:34, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks much, Mike. I learned several things from you just now. Thanks Again, AstroU (talk) 03:47, 2 September 2015 (UTC) -- RE: Shade_balls[reply]

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Assistance on List of Christmas carols article

Hello User:AstroU. I am writing to you, and to others, as I noticed you were one leading editors working on the List of Christmas Carols article in the past. The article has since gone into disrepair and I and others have been trying to bring it back to the status you had achieved, however, there is one particular editor who has continually reverted any edits made and who is currently serving out a block due to this type of behaviour on another article and who insists popular Christmas songs such as The Christmas Song, Silver Bells and others are Christmas Carols (you will get a better understanding by observing the talk page in recent years), which contradicts the consensus you and others reached on defining which songs would be present on the list. I would be grateful if you could collaborate and return the article to its pristine state that you and others had achieved in the past. Also, I would be grateful if you could give Christmas carol and Carol a look over too. I would like to see the articles achieve Wikipedia:Featured articles status in advance of the holiday. Thank you 37.18.134.184 (talk) 16:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reminder and invite. Reading through brought good memories. I was the one who noted what had, and had not, been done in the ARTICLE. I took a non-combative approach of observing, hence, perhaps, being the adult commenting on the squabbling of others. In regards to the obstinate person, he (or she) brings out the best from you and the sane people in the discussion. AstroU (talk) 14:48, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks AstroU. I wish I was as good as you on dealing with the squabbling of others. Hopefully we can get to a consensus so that we can move forward 37.18.134.184 (talk) 17:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank You, Robby. I'll study the rules you sent to me. -- AstroU (talk) 12:15, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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